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Whitt's End: 9.23.11

By Richie Whitt
Sep 23, 2011

[jump] *Michael Young = Rangers' MVP. Well, isn't he? *It's not a three-alarm fire as so far this season Dez Bryant hasn't made any negative headlines. (I hear there was a verbal skirmish with his live-in girlfriend after a pre-season game and I keep getting reports that he frequents night...
Whitt's End: 9.16.11

By Richie Whitt
Sep 16, 2011

[jump] *Kudos to Fox Sports Southwest and Rangers fans for raising $156,375 during Tuesday night's online auction to benefit the Shannon Stone Memorial Fund. Biggest-drawing item: 18-seat luxury suite at Cowboys Stadium for Oct. 2 Lions-Cowboys. Winning bid: $28,500. *Why do people use toothpicks when there is an invention called...
Whitt's End: 9.9.11

By Richie Whitt
Sep 9, 2011

: *When Jerry Jones admits his team has to "walk before we can run," that's code for "rebuilding." 8-8. *The Jets may well kill the Cowboys Sunday, but aren't we glad Dallas isn't opening up against Aaron Rodgers and the Packers' four-receiver sets? With Terence Newman hurt the Cowboys' fourth cornerback...
Whitt's End: 9.2.11

By Richie Whitt
Sep 2, 2011

[jump] *DeMarco Murray > Tashard Choice. And apparently former Kimball star/free-agent running back Phillip Tanner has made this team. Wow. *It opened this week, but I totally don't get "dove season." Went once. Bored outta my brain. *If you ever wanted to see NBC5's Kim Fischer (#82) smiling and 105.3...
Whitt's End: 8.26.11

By Richie Whitt
Aug 26, 2011

[jump] *No matter what you think of the Rangers planned Stone Monument, the tribulations of Shannon Stone and his family are gut-wrenching. *I'd like soccer better if goalies couldn't use their hands. I'd like dogs better if they didn't have tongues. *Excited about UFC 134 Saturday night from Rio de Janeiro,...
Whitt's End: 8.19.11

By Richie Whitt
Aug 19, 2011

[jump] A&M to the SEC? To me it's a joke. Notre Dame to the Big 12? You heard it first right here last week ... and it's gaining momentum. Had my first experience with a red-light camera last week. Got a ticket in the mail from the city of Plano...
Whitt's End: 7.29.11

By Richie Whitt
Jul 29, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *I know one practice doesn't make a career and, as Bill Parcells says, let's hold off on shipping that bust to Canton, but Cowboys' first-round draft pick Tyron Smith looks like a...
Whitt's End: 7.22.11

By Richie Whitt
Jul 22, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Dear NFL owners, you're a slimy lot. Signed, Everyone. Basically on Thursday the owners ratified a proposal, not an agreement. They made a deal with themselves. Then -- with darting eyes...
Whitt's End: 7.15.11

By Richie Whitt
Jul 15, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Derek Holland looked unusually sharp from the first pitch last night. Seattle's woeful offensively. I had a feeling, so I Tweetcalled for a no-hitter in the bottom of the 1st. Holland...
Whitt's End: 7.1.11

By Richie Whitt
Jul 1, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Rangers return from Houston today to start a series in Arlington against the lowly Florida Marlins. Did anyone go to the airport to see the Silver Boot as Nolan Ryan triumphantly...
Whitt's End: 6.24.11

By Richie Whitt
Jun 24, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Love the Mavs' draft. Turning the 26th pick into Rudy Fernandez is a big win. Think of Fernandez, 26 and a three-year veteran with the Blazers, as a younger, better Peja Stojakovic. Dallas...
Whitt's End: 6.17.11

By Richie Whitt
Jun 17, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Jason Terry's voice is still hoarse from all the partying and cigars, but yet we're already peeking at 2012. Problem: The Mavs aren't a team built for the future, but rather...
Whitt's End: 6.10.11

By Richie Whitt
Jun 10, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *In 31 years of basketball, the Dallas Mavericks have won a combined (regular season and playoffs) 1,349 games. One more in Miami either Sunday or Tuesday and they are NBA Champions...
Whitt's End: 6.3.11

By Richie Whitt
Jun 3, 2011

[jump] *Last night has to be psychologically devastating to Miami. Remember after the Mavs lost Game 3 in '06 very similarly -- they were up 13 with six minutes left -- they never showed up in Game 4, eventually losing by 24 in a no-contest blowout. *Poor Dallas Stars. No...
Whitt's End: 5.20.11

By Richie Whitt
May 20, 2011

*Darren Oliver (1-5) gets yet another loss. And that's two blown saves for Feliz on consecutive nights after 19 straight closes. *Durant's dunk: Awesometown. Peja's expression: Priceless. *Watched cyclist Tyler Hamilton snitching on Lance Armstrong in the 60 Minutes clip. Not buying it. He's a two-time drug loser with darting eyes, wordy...
Whitt's End: 5.13.11

By Richie Whitt
May 13, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Went and watched the American professional debut of Cuban defector/Rangers' prospect Leonys Martin last night in Frisco. In a word, wow! With his father and agent in the stands at Dr...
Whitt's End: 5.6.11

By Richie Whitt
May 6, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End:*Mavericks-Lakers and Rangers-Yankees in our town in the same weekend. Delicious. If you had a front-row ticket to just one, which would it be? Are there really semi-sane humans who'd choose baseball regular-season...
Whitt's End: 4.22.11

By Richie Whitt
Apr 22, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *And then, after Jesus had died on the cross and was buried in his tomb, some rabbits rummaged through a nearby picnic and ate a bunch of chocolate and candy. Powered by a sugar high, the...
Whitt's End: 4.15.11

By Richie Whitt
Apr 15, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *If the Mavericks lose in the first round to the Trail Blazers, Rick Carlisle should be fired. The window propped open by 33-year-old Dirk Nowitzki is closing, and 50-something wins without...
Whitt's End: 4.8.11

By Richie Whitt
Apr 8, 2011

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *So Nuggets coach George Karl wants some of the Mavs, huh? "If we had to pick and choose, we would probably say 55 percent Dallas and 45 percent Oklahoma City," he says...

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